c) Movie-related questions. Not just in the movie mode, either. Two other questions that came up in the history category under Standard and “All” modes: the actor who played Private Ryan in Saving Private Ryan (a fictitious character, mind you) and the real name of the actress who plays Hannah Montana, “born in 1992.” (50 percent. Well, it feels like it.)

The good stuff about Trivial Pursuit for the Wii:

a) The occasional use of pictures and maps as either clues or answer options. The aforementioned Sixth Sense city, for example, or “What sort of snake is this?”

b) The running statistical ticker at the bottom of the screen. “Vicki has lost the chance for an Arts and Literature wedge.” “Chris is winning.” “Vicki has answered 100% of Science questions wrong.” No, really, the ticker is cool.

c) Clear the Board, a solo game for players so smart that no one wants to play Trivial Pursuit with them. Once you earn a wedge in a category, all playing spaces in that color are eliminated and the board shrinks.

d) Facts and Friends, in which other players guess whether you’ll know the answer to a question and get partial wedge points if they guess right.

The bad stuff about “Trivial Pursuit” for the Wii:

a) When it’s a player’s turn, the icon giggles. When the player lands on “roll again,” it giggles, then giggles again because it’s still the player’s turn. This is the sort of thing that increases Wiimote assaults on television screens.

b) Some Ryan Seacrest soundalike making quasi-snarky commentary as you roll the dice and answer questions. Sometimes it’s not even apropos: “After an inauspicious start, you’re illuminating!” it said of one player whose “inauspicious start” consisted of five correct answers in a row.

c) If you’re not conversant on current television series and Bollywood or Asian movies, you’re very likely screwed if you land on Entertainment. Because, of course, all the real entertainment questions pop up under History. Also, expect a lot of Internet-related questions under Arts and Literature. Yes, questions about Patricia Cornwall and LOLcats fall under the same category.

d) Some Trivial Pursuit traditionalists find Facts and Friends a time-waster, with more time devoted to asking “Amber, do you think Tish knows this?” than advancing the game piece and getting full-size wedges.

Also, if there’s a difference between the Standard and All modes, I’ve no idea what it is.

If you really enjoy Trivial Pursuit, you probably will like this version – but unless you have a high tolerance for tee-hee-hee, you might want to play it on mut.